Beginner Lesson 1
F and J: Finding the Home Row
Find F and J by touch using the raised bumps, without looking down.
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20 practice lessons in the Beginner Course category. Work through them in order, or pick the one that matches the keys you keep missing.
Beginner Lesson 2
A, S, D and F: The Left Hand
Place all four left-hand fingers on their home keys and move each one independently.
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Beginner Lesson 3
J, K, L and Semicolon: The Right Hand
Place all four right-hand fingers on their home keys and move each one independently.
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Beginner Lesson 4
Home Row Combinations
Alternate between the hands smoothly without looking at the keyboard.
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Beginner Lesson 5
E and I: The First Reaches
Reach up to E and I and come straight back to the home row.
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Beginner Lesson 6
R and U: Index Finger Reaches
Reach up with both index fingers without dragging the other fingers along.
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Beginner Lesson 7
T and Y: The Inside Stretch
Stretch the index fingers inward to T and Y and return cleanly.
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Beginner Lesson 8
G and H: The Middle Reach
Reach sideways to G and H while keeping the other fingers anchored.
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Beginner Lesson 9
C and the Comma
Reach down to the bottom row for C and the comma.
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Beginner Lesson 10
V and M: Index Fingers Downward
Reach down to V and M without lifting the hand off the home row.
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Beginner Lesson 11
B and N: The Longest Reaches
Handle the two awkward inside reaches on the bottom row.
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Beginner Lesson 12
W and O: Ring Finger Reaches
Move the ring fingers up to W and O and back again.
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Beginner Lesson 13
Q and P: The Outer Columns
Use the little fingers for the outermost letters.
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Beginner Lesson 14
X and the Full Stop
Reach down to X and the full stop with the ring fingers.
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Beginner Lesson 15
Z and the Slash
Complete the bottom row with the two little-finger keys.
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Beginner Lesson 16
The Full Lowercase Alphabet
Type every letter of the alphabet without hunting for a key.
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Beginner Lesson 17
Shift and Capital Letters
Produce capital letters using the opposite hand for Shift.
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Beginner Lesson 18
Short Common Words
Type the most frequent short words as single movements rather than letter by letter.
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Beginner Lesson 19
Simple Sentences
Combine capitals, full stops and spacing into complete sentences.
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Beginner Lesson 20
Beginner Course Test
Prove you can type a short paragraph using the whole keyboard.
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